Conquer Accelerator Announces Program’s 2018 Cohort Participants

Posted May 3rd, 2018

EAST LANSING, MI — The Conquer Accelerator program announced today the five startup teams selected to participate in its third summer cohort.

Designed to help both newer and established companies overcome business hurdles, the Conquer Accelerator emphasizes smart planning and growth, extensive mentorship from an experienced bench of professionals, and structured components focused on bringing its cohort startups to success. The accelerator program is hosted and managed by Spartan Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan State University Foundation.

“The Conquer Accelerator acts as a final launching platform for startups from MSU and beyond, preparing companies to hit the ground running,” says Paul Jaques, program director. “Our program puts the finishing touches on startup teams and prepares them for investment and growth.”

The program’s five teams will work through an intensive ten-week program, starting June 2018. In addition to $20,000 in seed funding, each startup receives tailored mentorship, a creative co-working space, as well as access to networking support and talent resources to enable them to grow their companies.

The five Michigan-based startup teams participating in 2018’s cohort are:

Every Two Minutes — tackling campus sexual violence through education, prevention, and resources. Every Two Minutes’ first product, (my)Sidekick, is a next-generation mobile learning platform providing immersive prevention education, skills, and on-demand tools at critical moments to help students combat campus sexual violence.

Hidlo Studios — a digital marketing agency specializing in the creation and management of geofilter campaigns for businesses on the Snapchat platform. Hidlo provides extensive brand research to devise custom-designed, long-term geofilters for maximum brand interaction.

Lingco Language Labs — a modern language-learning platform to give instructors all the tools they need to run successful language courses. In today's fast-paced world, the Lingco Classroom provides tools for instructors, elevating the language learning experience with adaptive technology. Lingco helps every student reach fluency.

Vloggle — an innovative, video-sharing social platform taking the medium to the next, most accessible level. With Vloggle, users effortlessly create, edit, share, and play quality videos up to ten minutes long.

Conquer Accelerator’s third season kicks off Monday, June 4th, 2018. For more information or to follow this year’s ten-week journey, visit www.conqueraccelerator.com. Follow the teams on Conquer Accelerator’s social channels: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.